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51. The British Royal Family are Germans.

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 06:20 PM

Jul 2015

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queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, was German born from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. That became the family name until George V changed it to the House of Windsor by royal proclamation due to anti-German sentiment following WWI.

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Palace criticises Sun over film of Queen giving Nazi salute as a child [View all] shaayecanaan Jul 2015 OP

In case anyone is wondering about the clip itself tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 #1

That's not her father and mother OnlinePoker Jul 2015 #17

No, I think they are her parents. ananda Jul 2015 #22

Edward is the man in the pic. cwydro Jul 2015 #25

It's her mother and her uncle (Edward), as The Sun said (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #26

No, that's Elizabeth and her brother in law Edward. Beacool Jul 2015 #45

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The Royal Windsor family and the NAZIS... should be evaluated not Elizabeth Ichingcarpenter Jul 2015 #2

I always had thought Phillip for some reason was Greek. snagglepuss Jul 2015 #3

I looked him up. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #10

This has to do with the reach of German marriages ... ananda Jul 2015 #21

Creepy family LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #4

Most "royal" families are that way. paleotn Jul 2015 #24

Lordy lordy we are now holding 6 year old accountable dembotoz Jul 2015 #5

accountable? hardly shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #8

He's a racist asshole. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #11

he told some anglo students in hong kong shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #13

Phillip? cwydro Jul 2015 #23

The do get a lot of tax payer money yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #33

yeah, nobody goes to Paris or Rome Retrograde Jul 2015 #35

Oh Rome has Vatican City and Paris has Eiffel Tower yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #36

Royal residences are nowhere near the top tourist attractions in the UK: NYC Liberal Jul 2015 #42

I wish I had this when I have been in London yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #47

Yup! I plan on taking it with me as well NYC Liberal Jul 2015 #53

no one is seeking to try the Queen as a war criminal Enrique Jul 2015 #20

International Capitalists bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #6

Globalists as in New World Order? jwirr Jul 2015 #28

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An old memory of mine PATRICK Jul 2015 #7

"The only real impression from those years ... the GOP was against the working person." mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #39

Pendulum swings PATRICK Aug 2015 #61

All of Prince Philip's sisters married Nazi officers while Prince Harry dressed like one En Garde Jul 2015 #9

Don't you worry about our lot. Yours were just as bad, in fact worse. Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #29

Just as I said, the tugging of forelocks continues... En Garde Jul 2015 #30

Good! Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #43

This is one reason why I can't be too disppointed that NuLab(c) lost Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #12

+1 jwirr Jul 2015 #27

It was 1933, not 1937 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #14

Oh ho ho! Do they now? ananda Jul 2015 #15

Queen Elizabeth, Dame of Malta PeoViejo Jul 2015 #16

all the elite and non-Jewish kissed nazi ass in those days because the alternative wasn't good Sunlei Jul 2015 #18

it's part of history Enrique Jul 2015 #19

The 'Scousers (Liverpool folks) STILL don't buy The Sun. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #31

It was 1933. Igel Jul 2015 #32

Murdoch's next exclusive Bosonic Jul 2015 #34

Hilarious! 7962 Jul 2015 #48

Lots of people wave or acknowledge people at a distance with a wave like that 1939 Jul 2015 #50

Maybe they were practicing the "Bellamy Salute" ThoughtCriminal Jul 2015 #37

Completely rolling my eyes at the idea of royalty Politicub Jul 2015 #38

Oh my! This brings back a memory. classof56 Jul 2015 #40

"....this was 1937 and the writing was plainly on the wall by then." EX500rider Jul 2015 #41

And certainly not for a 6-year old. Isn't there some real news going on somewhere? n/t 24601 Jul 2015 #44

I'm sure they'll re-focus on the Kardashians again soon! 7962 Jul 2015 #49

Not surprising coming from Edward, the Nazi sympathizer. Beacool Jul 2015 #46

The British Royal Family are Germans. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #51

True, the family's name was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Beacool Jul 2015 #52

So this proves the Queen Mum is a Nazi Major Nikon Jul 2015 #54

Not really.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #56

Does this really surprise anyone? Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #55

Queen's uncle got kicked off throne for being a NAZI sympathizer. Octafish Jul 2015 #58

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